Interview with Narissa Schander

Narrisa, can you please tell me what your creative industry is?

 

I am studying animation, and animation production and we do 2D animation, 3D animation and stop motion.

 

What is the main thing you been working on recently?

 

Part of the course work for the 2^nd year students (which I am) is to work on the 3^rd years animation films, we are helping out with the character design, layout, animaimatice, concept art. I am also doing of my own animation of the Woody character from toy story.  This is done in a 3D program called Myra. In the 3^rd year project I am doing character designs mostly so I would be the assistant character design. The great thing is its like working in a studio with a professional team, good practice for when we leave university. It makes you feel like your doing the real thing. I wasn’t sure what part of the team I wanted be but through this process I have discovered that I enjoy and am good at character design. I think I will continue down this avenue of animation.

 

Can you tell me some of your recent influences?

 

Glen Keen is a huge influence/inspiration. He has drawn characters like Arial, Pocahontas and Tarzan. I am also interested in illustration and graphic novels; in particular San Bin, the artist name is Benjamin.

 

Does photography have any relevance in animation?

 

We use photography as a research tool mainly. We use reference images and location images to build the character. For example the 3^rd year project is about a bear so we have lots of images of bears and films of how the bear moves and looks.

 

What’s on the cards for the future?

 

The next thing will be making my own film, where I will be the director and pich with the idea, make the storyboard etc. Also to start to build my portfolio for internships and placement.  

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Hair / Soul – Marc Laroche

I stumbled across these amazing images by Marc Laroche. The movement has been captured at really interesting moments. Its a great example of a photographer choosing the decisive moment. The lighting also has been done very well. There is just the right amount of high light in the hair and models face but has maintained a dark and emotional feel. A fantastic collection of images that I find very inspiring.

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Interview with Illustrator Pat Imossi

I am lucky enough to be currently living in the Arts University hall accommodation. The amazing thing about living here is that there are 28 talented, aspiring artist all in one place. There are few other places where in-depth conversations about differences between sketchbook brands and sizes can be had while 6 people are trying to cook dinner is a triangle-shaped kitchen. So I thought I would start interviewing these house mates of mine and share their amazing work.

My interview today is with Pat Imossi. She is an Illustrator studying at AUCB. Based in Bournemouth. We sat down to a pot of green tea with ginger (Pats favorite) and this is our chat…

Emma – “So Pat, tell me about what you are working on now, whats your latest project?”

Pat – “What I am currently working on at the moment is, actually, I just received  in the post an old poetry book that I was published in when I was younger and a lot of my friends got evolved in, so for this next project I am going to try and do my own approach to this book and make my version of it. I going to make it very whimsical and make it sort of magical and fairy tale, narrative.”

Emma – “So apart from that poetry book, what other current influences do you have?”

Pat – “My favorite illustrators at the moment are Dave McKeen, also Oliver Jeffers, I’m also looking quite a lot at the Moomen Books, and a little bit at graphic  novels”

Emma – “I’ve heard you talk about exploring contemporary Illustration, can you tell me a bit about that?”

Pat – ” I am currently playing around with lots of mixed media, doing lots of collage, and experimenting with photography, I have recently been working a lot with pin-whole cameras and analog camera.”

Emma – “Do you find that you use photography much in your work?”

Pat – “I didn’t used to, when it comes to drawing things like portraits I prefer to have a reference but when it come to my illustration I find it easier to just sit down and create it and that way the reference doesn’t really restricted me.

Emma – ‘So you have this current book that your working on, do you have a bigger project that your thinking about now? Whats the next big thing?’

Pat – “I am not sure when this will happen but my goal would be to write books my self, and them illustrate them and publish them myself, create the whole thing without anybody’s help, do something that is completely mine.”

Emma – “Can’t wait to see it! Thank you very for you time.”

Here are a few samples of Pat work, enjoy…

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